Sailor Moon in Brazil

Sailor Moon in Brazil refers to the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of the Sailor Moon series released in Brazil.

The Sailor Moon anime was first dubbed by the studio Gota Mágica, known for its dub of the series Saint Seiya. The first season was dubbed into Portuguese in 1996 for Rede Manchete, and had some success in Brazil, but in 1999 Gota Mágica went bankrupt. In 2000, Cartoon Network announced that Sailor Moon would begin airing again on November 30. The new version, which included the four seasons not already aired, was dubbed by the studio BKS. Many fans were disappointed in the quality of this dub, however.

The Sailor Moon manga was released by the publisher Japan Brazil Communication beginning in April 2014, with the final volume published in March 2015.

The Brazilian version was based on the Mexican version, hence there were many similarities between the two. As the rights to the Sailor Moon anime in North America belonged to DiC, Mexico had to use the English names and terms in their version. This means that the same names and phrases were dubbed into Portuguese, so Usagi's name in Brazil was Serena, Makoto's name was Lita, etc. Some characters had different names, however; for example, Umino was "Kelvin," while Yuuichirou was called "Nicholas." The Dark Kingdom was called the "Negaverso," and the Shitennou were given the same names as in the English dub. Almost all the Youma were kept unnamed, and were sometimes simply referred to as "Maligna" or "Morgana."

BKS started to dub Sailor Moon in 2000 and finished in 2002. When they started to dub, they called the original Brazilian voice actress for Sailor Moon, but she was not available, so the actress who ended up playing her was also the dub director. BKS hired new actors and changed some names and attacks from the original version.

In the Sailor Moon R season, Ail and An were named "Al" and "Ann," and their civilian names were "Steven Alpha" and "Melissa Alpha." The Cardians were called "Naipes," from the Mexican version. The Spectre Sisters were renamed "As Irmãs da Maldade" (The Evil Sisters), and were given the names of the actual minerals from which the original names were derived, so they were Carmesai, Berterai, Calaverai, and Petsai. Rubeus became Rubens (a Portuguese name), but the other members of the Black Moon Clan were given the Brazilian-translated versions of their namesake gems: Esmeraude became "Esmeralda," Saphir became "Safiro," and Prince Demande became "Diamante." Black Lady kept her name. Droids were called "monstros" (monsters).

In the Sailor Moon S season, most of the villains either kept their names or had them directly translated, as in "Dama 9" (Mistress 9) or "Faraó 90" (Pharaoh 90). The only exceptions to this were Eudial, who was renamed "Yugueal," and Kaolinite, who was renamed "Kaorinete." The Death Busters were once referred to as "Os Caçadores da Morte" (The Hunters of Death), but later their name was kept as a direct translation. The Daimons were called "Demônios" (Demons).

At first BKS replaced "Sailor Senshi" with "Sailor Moon," so when Sailor Moon gave her introductory speech, she said "I'm a Sailor Moon." By the S season this had been mostly phased out, but it still sometimes occurred in episodes through Stars.

Compared to the English dub, there was only minor censorship. Zoisite was changed to be female, just like in the English dub, but Fisheye remained male.

The Holy Grail was renamed as the "Taça Lunar" (Moon Cup), and the Messiah was mentioned once by that name and later renamed to "Enviado do Bem" (Envoy of Good) or "Enviado do Mal" (Envoy of Evil). Star Gentle Uterus was also changed, and became "Estrela de Sailor Maker" (Star of Sailor Maker).

Brazilian publisher Japan Brazil Communication (JBC for short) acquired the publishing rights for Sailor Moon in late 2013, and published the first issue in April 2014. The Brazilian translation was an adaptation of the 2003 shinzoban version of the manga, and used the original Japanese names for characters, as well as direct Portuguese translations for transformations and attacks. The only honorifics used were "Mamo-chan" and "V-chan." Translations of Japanese text on signs, names, and terminology used in the Brazilian dub, and the original names of transformations and attacks were included in footnotes. In the first volume, however, there was no footnote giving Haruna Sakurada's name in the dub (Mônica), and the footnote for Moon Twilight Flash claimed that the original name of the attack was "Twilight Flash."

In the Black Moon Arc, the Spectre Sisters were renamed "As Irmãs Sibilinas" (The Sibylline Sisters). In the Infinity Arc, the Death Busters were renamed "Arautos da Destruição" (Heralds of Destruction).